Ms Alka Bharucha > Bharucha & Partners > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile
Bharucha & Partners Offices
13th Floor, Free Press House
Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021
India
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Ms Alka Bharucha
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity / Venture Capital
Banking & Finance
Project Finance
Infrastructure
Capital Markets & Securities Law
Position
Partner
Career
Described by clients as “very knowledgeable, articulate, composed and balanced in approach,” Alka is respected for her transactional work. In over 30 years of her practice as a transactions lawyer, Alka has advised on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, restructuring, banking and structured finance, capital markets, and infrastructure mandates.
Alka has in-depth expertise in the telecom sector, having advised Indian and multinational telecom companies on mergers and acquisitions, financings, refinancings, initial public offerings, and regulatory matters. Alka also has significant experience in the power sector and has represented several developers. She has negotiated and drafted coal supply, transportation, wagon lease, and private siding agreements for developers.
Her general corporate work includes the establishment of mutual funds, providing regulatory advice to foreign portfolio investors, foreign venture capital investors, brokers, merchant bankers, and other financial
intermediaries. Alka is actively engaged in representing trans-national corporations for investments in retail, real estate, and the defence sectors, all of which have restrictions on foreign investment. For real estate investments, the engagements include conceptualising and devising alternate structures to establish onshore and offshore funds.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India
Solicitor, High Court, Mumbai
Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales
Education
B.A. (Hons.), University of Bombay, Mumbai
LL.B, University of Bombay, Mumbai
LL.M, University of London, London
Lawyer Rankings
India > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Providing tailored advice on the whole spectrum of transactions, including joint ventures, foreign investments, and complex M&A, the Bharucha & Partners practice consistently represents clients from across the finance, chemical manufacturing, and private equity spheres. From Mumbai, both Alka Bharucha and Justin Bharucha co-head the team, with the former specialising in cross-border M&A work, and the latter bringing vast expertise on structured finance and private equity investments. Vandana Pai focuses on strategic investments and takeovers, whilst Bengaluru-based Swathi Girimaji assists corporations in the cosmetics and ed-tech industries. Sindhu Nayak joined as partner from JSA Law in February 2023.
India > Banking and finance
Bharucha & Partners is known for its ability to handle complex transactional and regulatory matters for a diverse client base that includes domestic and international banks, NBFCs and financial institutions. Rohit Sharma has particular expertise in project finance work in the infrastructure and energy sectors and jointly leads the practice with Alka Bharucha and Justin Bharucha.